http://www.bioversityinternational.org/ Bioversity International - Research to improve the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition, livelihoods and enhance sustainability for smallholder farmers en Bioversity International 2013-05-19T06:13:10+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/malaysia_implementing_the_multilateral_system_of_access_benefit_sharing.html A new study examines a number of issues related to Malaysia’s implementation of the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing created by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture–the first international,... 2012-12-19T13:17:14+01:00 Malaysia implementing the multilateral system of access benefit-sharing http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/new_routledge_book_crop_genetic_resources_as_a_global_commons.html A new Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity series book from Routledge addresses how the collective pooling and management of shared plant genetic resources for food and agriculture can be supported through laws regulating access to genetic resources... 2012-12-14T14:59:52+01:00 New Routledge book - Crop Genetic Resources as a Global Commons http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/new_strategies_and_partnerships_for_the_sustainable_use_of_plant_genetic_resources.html Bioversity International s Policy Unit highlights initiatives that aim to contribute to ensuring dynamic and resilient use of plant genetic resources, improving food security and promoting viable rural livelihoods, in a paper that was presented to... 2012-11-12T11:01:00+01:00 New strategies and partnerships for the sustainable use of plant genetic resources http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/farmers_knowledge_and_rights_the_policy_challenges.html Recent changes in CGIAR operations have led to a number of new policy challenges. This was one of the findings of a study that describes how eight members of the CGIAR Consortium, whose research is focused on plant genetic resources, are... 2012-10-09T11:00:18+02:00 Farmers’ knowledge and rights: the policy challenges http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/global_crop_commons_supporting_livelihoods_food_security.html Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International speaking at the International Association of the Study of the Commons conference today about the role of global Crop Commons in supporting livelihoods and food security. Watch it here -... 2012-09-13T12:00:41+02:00 The role of global Crop Commons in supporting livelihoods and food security http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/world_scientists_define_united_approach_to_tackling_food_insecurity.html An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries has today released a detailed set of 7 recommendations to policy makers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change. Photo: N. Palmer (CIAT) 2012-03-28T15:10:10+02:00 World Scientists Define United Approach to Tackling Food Insecurity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/read_more_for_announcements/marking_10_years_of_the_international_treaty_full_report.html A promising start but more to be done’ – this was the general consensus agreed at an international event held in Rome today to mark 10 years of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. 2011-11-15T16:34:58+01:00 Marking 10 years of the International Treaty (full report) http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/marking_10_years_of_the_international_treaty.html A promising start but more to be done - the general consensus agreed at an international event held in Rome to mark 10 years of the International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. 2011-11-15T15:35:07+01:00 Marking 10 years of the International Treaty http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/read_more_for_announcements/collective_policy_action.html Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security book launched during FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - 21 July 2011 2011-07-25T15:53:40+02:00 Collective policy action to safeguard food security (full article) http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/collective_policy_action_to_safeguard_food_security.html Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security book launched during FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - 21 July 2011 2011-07-25T14:05:47+02:00 Collective policy action to safeguard food security http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/the_nagoya_protocol_for_the_rest_of_us.html It will take time for the true worth of the newly agreed Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing to become known. In the meantime, the head of Bioversity’s Policy Law Unit offers some thoughts. 2010-11-02T15:52:06+01:00 The Nagoya Protocol for the rest of us http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/bioversity_welcomes_nagoya_protocol.html A new Protocol on access and benefit sharing under the Convention on Biological Diversity was agreed at the last minute during marathon negotiations at COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan. Bioversity International broadly welcomes the new protocol. 2010-10-30T13:57:41+02:00 Bioversity welcomes Nagoya Protocol http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/access_and_benefit_sharing_an_update_on_the_protocol_negotiations.html Latest developments on access and benefit sharing as the October deadline for concluding negotiations at COP10 gets closer. 2010-09-02T11:53:26+02:00 Access and Benefit Sharing - An update on the protocol negotiations http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law/international_seed_treaty/the_treaty_and_the_cgiar_centres.html On 16 October, 2006 - World Food Day - the eleven CGIAR Centres which hold ex situ collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) signed agreements 2010-07-23T14:20:13+02:00 The Treaty and the CGIAR Centres http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law/international_seed_treaty/the_treatys_multilateral_system_of_access_and_benefit_sharing.html Governments negotiating the Convention on Biological Diversity realized that the Convention was not appropriate, for example, for the existing ex situ collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture held around the world 2010-07-23T14:17:41+02:00 The Treaty s multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law/international_seed_treaty/a_brief_history_of_the_treaty.html For thousands of years there were no international laws governing genetic resources. Farmers and plant breeders were free to exchange seeds and plant propagating material 2010-07-23T14:16:02+02:00 A brief history of the Treaty http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law/access_benefit_sharing.html Regulations concerning access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits associated with their use are of are of vital interest to the global community. 2010-07-23T13:59:41+02:00 Access Benefit Sharing http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law/international_seed_treaty.html The International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was adopted by FAO in 2001. Bioversity played an important role in the negotiation of the Treaty. 2010-07-23T13:58:06+02:00 The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/peru_moves_to_mainstream_agricultural_biodiversity.html A recent meeting in Lima, Peru, ended with a joint commitment by the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment to collaborate on the greater use of Peru s agricultural biodiversity to enhance its economic and social development. 2010-05-10T15:43:31+02:00 Peru moves to mainstream agricultural biodiversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/policy_law.html Bioversity s work in Policy and Law is intended to create a legislative environment that enables and supports the use of genetic resources. 2012-07-17T14:27:16+02:00 Policy Law